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One-Dimensional Motion

PDF version of the powerpoint slides from session 1 in 2008

Readings on vectors, from Essential Physics Chapter 1

Readings on 1-dimensional motion, from Essential Physics Chapter 2

Things we assume you know

What is this course about?

One-dimensional motion

• Why 1-D?
• Distance and displacement
• Sample question
• Speed and velocity
• Acceleration

Graphs

• Velocity graphs
• Position graphs
• Connections

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

• PDF version of the experiment
• Virtual version of the experiment